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PBS NewsHour  CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Decision on Bin Laden Raid

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Program: PBS NewsHour

Episode: CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Decision on Bin Laden Raid

In a newsmaker interview with Jim Lehrer on Tuesday, CIA Director Leon Panetta described the tension of waiting for the final outcome of the U.S. Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, plus the preparations for the assault and what uncertainties President Obama faced in deciding to OK the attack.

Duration: (11:28)
Premiere Date: 05/03/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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